Luckily for us, the clay-like goo also "pickled" her, preserving baby in a nearly pristine state. They’ve even found milk from her mother in her stomach. Previously discovered mammoth remains appeared to be starving. Lyuba was in perfect health.

By examining Lyuba's teeth, researchers hope to find out what caused Ice Age mammals, including the mammoths, to vanish about 10,000 years ago. They hope to determine if climate or hunting were the causes of extinction.